NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
OCTOBER 2013 EXAMINATION

Course Code:                         MAC421

Course Title:                         ADVANCED NEWS PAPER/ MAGAZINE

Instruction:                            ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS

TIME ALLOWED:              2HOURS

1(a)Based on your understanding of copy flow why do you think it is necessary in newspaper production?             (10 marks)

   (b)  (i)Define a headline.  (5 marks)

   (ii)  Why is it important in newspaper?   (10 marks)

2(a) In Nigeria, newspapers and magazines face some challenges that at times hinder the production and circulation of the products.Mention and discuss at least five of these challenges.                                                                                                        (10 marks)

(b) The media especially newspapers and magazines are social institutions. Though they serve as the watchdog of the society, this function is being threatened due to the increasing need for them to generate revenue and fend for themselves.  Should newspapers and magazines be run purely as a business outfit or social watchdog? Discuss.(15 marks)

3.The editorials, opinions and editorial cartoons are important features in newspapers and magazines that people look into publications for them. Justify this statement by explaining why they are necessary in publications.   (25 marks)

4.For a reporter to carryout his/her function effectively, he/she must depend on information and communication technology. List and explain at least six that are used in newspaper and magazine production discussing how they are beneficial to media practitioners.                                                                                                         (25 marks)

5.(a) Write short notes on the following:

                          Accuracy   (2 Marks)

                         Truthfulness    (2 Marks)

                         Objectivity  (2 Marks)

                         Libel   (2 Marks)

                         Sedition  (2 Marks)

(b)Gate-keeping is one of the functions that media practitioners perform. What influences the gate-keeping function of the different gate-keepers in newspapers and magazines?(15 Marks)

6(a)   Succinctly give a vivid definition of the following concepts in newspaper production. ( 15marks)

  (i)   Mission statement

  (ii)   Editorial policy

 (iii)    House policy

(b)    What are the relationships that exist among these concepts?(10 marks)